Coaching Athletes with Disability

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical (T) and theoretical-practical (TP) classes stimulate the student's active participation in learning by carrying out research tasks based on guided learning and problem solving, oral presentation of ideas in discussion groups, fostering interaction among those involved in the teaching - learning process. The guided autonomous study is also used by reading recommended articles. Since it is intended to provide practical competences and skills to students, the evaluation will involve research work with data collection in the field.

Learning Outcomes

The c.u. addresses content related to the organization and implementation of sports in athletes with disabilities. The student must master a set of contents that allow them to understand, frame and provide an adequate response to sport preparation of athletes with disabilities, such as:

1 - Develop solid scientific and pedagogical training in the area of Sports Training, in order to develop your activity as a trainer, based on ethical principles and lifelong improvement;

2 - Acquire specific knowledge and skills that enhance the performance of the coaching mission of athletes with disabilities, in the different dimensions of planning, preparation, operationalization, evaluation / control and innovation in the training process, in the different phases of sports training;

3 - Contribute to the specialization of adapted sports coaches, in the prevention of limiting episodes of sports practice, as is the case of sports injuries.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

[1] Historical Retrospective of Adapted Sports: The specific case of the Paralympic Movement

[2] Organization and competitions within the scope of Sport for Athletes with Disabilities

[3] Generalities on Sport Classification: Its importance in the context of competition

[4] Training of athletes with disability: Specific methodologies depending on the area of disability and sport

[5] Theoretical model of the determinants of sports performance.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria João Carvalheiro Campos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 100.0%

Bibliography

Bailey, S. (2008). Athlete First: A history of the Paralympian Movement. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons

Davis, R.W. (2011). Teaching Disability Sport: A Guide for Physical Educators. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics

Ferreira, J.P., et al. (2007). Precompetitive anxiety and self-confidence in athletes with disability. Percept Mot Skills, 105, 339-346

Marin-Urquiza, A., Ferreira, J. P., & Van Biesen, D. (2018). Athletic identity and self-esteem among active and retired Paralympic athletes. European journal of sport science, 18(6), 861-871

Martin, J.J. (2018). Handbook of Disability Sport & Exercise Psychology. Oxford University Press

Thomas, N., & Smith, A. (2009). Disability, Sport and Society: An Introduction. Oxon: Routledge

Toscano, C.V.A., Carvalho, H.M., & Ferreira, J.P. (2018). Responses to a 48-week exercise-based intervention on metabolic health, autistic traits and perceived quality of life among children with autism spectrum disorders. Percept Mot Skills, 125(1), 126–146.